The Golden Voice Golden Age Center

3278 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, NY 14072

November 2017 Flower: Chrysanthemum

Birthstone: Topaz or Citrine

Town of Grand Island

Golden Age Center

3278 Whitehaven Road

Grand Island, NY 14072

Phone: (716) 773-9682 OR (716) 773-9683

Fax: (716) 773-9683

E-mail: goldenage@grand-island.ny.us

Business Hours: 8am—4pm, Monday—Friday

Website: www.grand-islandny.us/departments/golden_age_center.php

Nathan McMurray Town Supervisor

Chris Aronica Ray Billica Bev Kinney Mike Madigan

Town Board

Barbara A. Gannon Director of the Golden Age Center

Jennifer R. Menter Recreation Leader - Senior Citizens

November Birthdays

November 2 Jakob Jung, Paula Manijak &

William (Bill) Nash November 13 Roberta Jean Burke,

Ann Rossiter & Debbie Tront

November 3 James Maul November 15 Tom Dworak

November 4 Bill Salansky & Ricky Whitmire November 19 Eileen Minton

November 5 Ruthy Field & Linda Nihart November 20 Gursharan Ghuman &

Kathy Menter

November 6 Jo-Anne Greico & David Pratt Ph.D. November 23 Bob Johnson & Barbara LaDuca

November 7 Dorothy Gingsburg & Gordon Mortenson November 25 Charlene Gornicki

November 8 Anne Leahy November 26 Nancy Killian

November 9 Judith Bassette November 27 Gerald Dubiel & Jim McGarvey

November 10 Mary Mack & Emily Nowak

November 28

Andrew Baranyl, Mohinder Ghuman, Donald Loader &

Alma Mctigue

November 11 Bridget Baungartner,

Margaret (Massie) Lawrence, James Purpora & Gail Sturm

November 29 Joanne Carcione, Daisy Moore,

Mary Savio & John Stark

November 12 Carol Lindelow November 30 Pat Akinbami & Nancy Toby

The following activities are consistently offered at the Golden Age Center...

MONDAY

Tai Chi: 9:00am with Pat in the Community Center

Anything Craft Class: 10:00am with Lorraine in the Arts & Crafts room

Arthritic Chair Exercises: 12:30pm with Lorraine behind the Stage

Pinochle & Various Card Games: 12:30pm in the Dining Area

Bridge: 1:15pm in the Dining Area

TUESDAY

Total Body Workout: 9:30am with Carole Joseph in the Community Building (Fee for class is $1.00)

Trim Time: 10:00am on the Stage

Computer Club: 11:00am in the Arts & Crafts room

Beginner Line Dance: 11:00am with Richard behind the Stage

Bingo Bonanza: 12:15pm with Staff Member in the Arts & Crafts Room

Advanced Line Dance: 12:45pm with Richard behind the Stage

Pinochle & Various Card Games: 12:30pm in the Dining Area

Bowling: 1:00pm at Mallwitz Lanes

WEDNESDAY

Anything Craft Class: 10:00am in the Arts & Crafts room

Golden Age Chorus: 10:00am with Don on the Stage

Artists’ Haven: 10:00am in the Dino Room in the Activity Center

Coups for Troops: 10:45am with Erin/Staff Member in the Dining Room

Pinochle & Various Card Games: 12:30pm in the Dining Area

THURSDAY

Total Body Workout: 9:30am with Carole Joseph in the Community Building

(Fee for class is $1, payable to Carole Joseph)

Bingo: 10:00am with Erin in the Arts & Crafts room

Scrabble: 10:00am with Liz in the Dining Area

Pinochle & Various Card Games: 12:30pm in the Dining Area

Ceramics: 1:00pm in the Arts & Crafts room

FRIDAY

Chess: 9:00am in the Dino Room in the Activity Center

Tai Chi: 9:00am with Pat in the Community Center

Crafting for a Cause: 10:00am with Liz in the Dining Area

Trim Time: 10:00am on the Stage

Book Club: 10:00am in the Arts & Crafts room

Arthritic Chair Exercises: 12:30pm with Lorraine in the Arts & Crafts room

Pinochle & Various Card Games: 12:30pm in the Dining Area

November 2017 Special Events

Wednesday, November 1: Autumn Harvest Birthday Lunch Place: Dining Room Time: 12:00pm Let’s get together for lunch and celebrate our seniors who are celebrating a birthday this month! A delicious autumn themed feast will be served for lunch, complete with with cake and ice cream for dessert. Entertainment to follow by Alan Sexton. Thursday, November 2: Tour of Grand Island The Golden Age Bus will depart at 9:00am and will return around 2:30pm Back by popular demand, for the third time! Led by Grand Island Historical Society member, and former Town Supervisor Mary Cooke. How well do you know the unique, incredible community we live in? Join us as Mary Cooke will be taking us on a guided, narrated tour of the history of Grand Island. After enjoying a few historical stops along the way, and hearing some great stories, we will be ending our day with lunch at a local favorite, the Village Inn. Lunch purchase on one’s own. Please call (716) 773-9682 or stop by the Office to reserve your spot. Friday, November 3: NCCC Wellness & Health Fair at the Golden Age Center Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Place: Arts & Crafts Room Students' from Niagara County Community College will be here to discuss healthy eating, exercise, flu prevention, hand hygiene, weight reduction, osteoporosis, improving memory, and many other topics. The students' have designed poster boards, pamphlets, and they will be teaching the above topis to interested seniors. They will also provide blood pressure readings. There will be nine students, and one instructor. The students will be interacting with our seniors between 10:00am-12:00pm. Please stop in to visit them, and take advantage of this great opportunity. Friday, November 3: Occupational Therapist, Carole Joseph Instructor of Total Body Workout Time: 10:00am – 12:00pm Place: Dining Area Carole Joseph will be here doing a Q & A about her class, and Occupational Therapy. This is a great time to ask Carole any questions you have about: the way you are feeling, what exercises and movements would be beneficial to help you through your ailments, and a great time to get to know more about her class. Friday, November 3: Chair Yoga with Vanessa Place: Community Building Time: 12:30pm Monday, November6: Members’ Coffee Place: Dining Room Come join Barbara and Erin for a joint meeting, pastry and hot beverage to discuss current happenings at the Golden Age Center. Please bring questions, feedback, and suggestions for this roundtable discussion. We look forward to seeing you!

Tuesday, November 7: Walmart Shopping Trip Time: 8:30am - 11:30am Shoppers will have three hours to make their purchases. This is the perfect trip to do some bulk shopping at great prices, especially for those that don’t have the opportunity to shop off-Island. Please call (716) 773-9682, or stop by the office with payment to reserve your spot. Limit four bags per shopper. Tuesday, November 7: United Healthcare Time: 12:30pm - 2:00pm John from United Healthcare will be here right outside the dining area, he will be here to answer questions you have.

Wednesday, November 8: Support Group Respite Program Place: Community Building on the Nike Base Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm Attention caregivers of people with Alzheimer’s disease or related dementia. A dementia specific respite program will run every second Wednesday of the month. This is a social group respite that we find benefits people with dementia and their caregiver. Please call Erin Monnett at (716) 773-9682 for more information. Wednesday, November 8: Dementia Caregiver Support Group Place: On the Stage Time: 1:30pm Alzheimer’s Association caregiver support groups, conducted by trained facilitators, are a safe place for caregivers, friends, family, and individuals with dementia to: develop a support system, exchange practical information on caregiving challenges and possible solutions. It also allows discussion about creating solutions, talking through issues, different ways to cope, share feelings as well as needs and concerns. This is also a great time to learn about rescources available in the community. Please call 1(800) 272-3900 for more details and to register for the group. Thursday, November 9: University Express Class Native American Culture Place: Dining Room Time: 1:00pm Learn about major cultural concepts from the Haudenosaunee people (Six Nations), including discussions of the Thanksgiving Address, relationships with the natural world, and teachings of the “Good Mind.” We’ll also discuss why there are misunderstandings and misrepresentations of Native culture, as well as challenges faced by many Native people and organizations that are trying to strengthen and nurture the Native American community. Instructor: Pete Hill, “All Our Relations” project director, Native American Community Services of Erie & Niagara Counties, Inc. Thursday, November 9: Executive Board Meeting Place: Behind the Stage Time: 12:30pm President Kathy Lechner requests the presence of all officers and chairpersons for this monthly meeting Friday, November 10: The Golden Age Center is CLOSED for the Veterans Day holiday.

Veterans, thank you for your dedication and your service to our country, and for helping keep us safe and free. Monday,November 13: Travel Club Meeting Place: Dining Area Time: 10:30am Do you love to travel? Would you like to explore our area with other your fellow senior citizens? Join Erin for coffee and a pastry, as we discuss upcoming plans for day trips, our Canada trip this October, and ideas about our extended trip in 2018 at the Golden Age Center. Hope to see you there! Tuesday, November 14: University Express Presentation Place: Dining Room The Disappearing Middle Class Time: 10:00 am Join Adam Goldfarb & Jeffrey Goldfarb for this great and informative presentation. Disappearing Act: What happened to the Middle Class? The middle class has been consistently shrinking since the early 1970s. Neither side of the political spectrum has been able to slow down the depletion of the middle class, which has shrunk by about 2% every decade. Strong economies have strong middle classes, and for nearly half of a century, ours has been dwindling. Please call (716) 773-9682 to reserve your spot for this presentation or stop by the Office to reserve your spot. Thursday, November 16: General Meeting & Nomination of Officers of the Golden Age Club Time: 11:15am / Place: Dining Area Join us for our annual, traditional Thanksgiving Dinner, with all the trimmings at 12:00pm. Join us and celebrate all the beautiful friendships and blessings we have in our lives, by celebrating together! For $6.00, join us for an incredible meal of turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, green bean casserole, and MORE!

Friday, November 17: Blue Holiday & Blue Christmas Presentation Place: Dining Area Time: 10:00am Join Chaplain Deb Tyler from Elderwood at Grand Island. The holidays can be such a joyful, spirited time of year, but the holidays can also bring much sadness and can be very bittersweet. Join Chaplain Tyler as she provides meaningful tips, tools, and ways to cope with the holidays. Friday, November 17: Chair Yoga with Vanessa Place: Community Building Cost: $1.00 Friday, November 17: Essential Oil Presentation Place: Dining Area Time: 11:00am Curious about essential oils and how they can promote better health? We are excited to welcome Susan Keddie of A Peaceful Path to Wellness, a gifted Licensed Massage Therapist, with an intuitive sense of what your body needs. Experience aromatherapy with pure essential oils, creating a sensory journey to soothe, enliven or balance both body and mind. Learn how to fight cold and flu symptoms, relax your body and soothe sore muscles, improve digestion, and other issues. At her Main Street location in Buffalo, Sue also offers deep tissue, myofascial release, energy work, raindrop therapy, as well as regular (Swedish) massage. Sunday, November 19: Sunday Game Day & Bills Game Day Fun Place: GAC Dining Room Time: 12:00pm - 4:00pm Stop by and craft, play dominoes or card games and enjoy an afternoon of fun! For those that are sports fans, watch the Bills game on the big screen TV on the stage with other Golden Age Center members. Wear your favorite Bills gear! We will be ordering pizza and wings together; the price will be determined by the amount of members enjoying it. Feel free to bring a snack to share, if you wish! The sign-up sheet for the Sunday Game Day & Bills Game Day Fun will be right outside the Office. Sign-up there or call (716) 773-9682 to sign up for this fun afternoon! Transporation will be available to those who need it. Thursday, November 23: The Golden Age Center is CLOSED for the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy the bounty of Thanksgiving, surrounded by your friends and family. Count your blessings!

Friday, November 24: The Golden Age Center is CLOSED for the Thanksgiving holiday. Enjoy the bounty of Thanksgiving, surrounded by your friends and family. Count your blessings!

Tuesday, November 28: Presentation on the History & Ecology of the Upper Niagara River Islands Time: 10:00am / Place: Dining Area Calling all history buffs! Are you interested in getting to know our local community and waterways better? Come and hear about Motor & Strawberry Island, along with fascinating ecology and history about the Niagara River from our very own Golden Age Center member, Paul Leuchner. Wednesday, November 29: Strength Training for Older Adults Presentation Place: Dining Area Time: 12:45pm Join Miranda Zagorski, Health Coach from BCBS of WNY. Did you know that adults start losing muscle mass around age 40? Luckily, doing strength training exercises regularly can slow muscle loss, but it’s important to know which exercises to do and how to do them. Join us for a discussion and demonstration of gentle strength training exercises you can do at home. Thursday, November 30: Fidelis Care Place: Dining Area Time: 9:00am – 10:30am Patrick Murphy from Fidelis will be here to answer any of your health insuarance questions, and will be able to provide you with information on health care plans. DAY TRIP: TBD

Golden Age Center Lunch Calendar

Lunch is $4.00. ON SPECIAL EVENT DAYS, lunch will be $5.00 or more,

and will be noted in the lunch calendar.

Lunch is served at 11:45 am Monday-Thursday & 11:30 am on Friday

Lunch includes: A cup of homemade soup, vegetable or fruit, an entrée with a meat, potato or

other starch, dessert, with a choice of hot tea, iced tea OR coffee

Our Souper Seniors Lunch Includes: Unlimited soup & sandwiches, beverages & a dessert

November 2017 Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thu. Fri. Sat.

1Birthday

Lunch ($5) Pork Chops w/ Apple Mushroom Cream Sauce

2 Julienne Salad

3 Souper Seniors

4

5 10:30 am

Members’

Coffee

6 Beef Taco Salad

7

Itailian Sausage w/ Peppers & Onionis w/ Mac & Cheese

8 Polish Sausage w/ Lazy Pierogis

9Executive

Board Meeting Baked Chicken w/ Scalloped Potatoes & Butternut Squash

10 Closed

Veterans Day

11

12 10:30 am

Travel Club

Meeting

13 Glazed Ham w/Mustard Sauce

14

Meatloaf with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy

15 Tuna Noodle Casserole

16 ($5.00)

Thanksgiving Dinner

with all the Fixings!

17 Souper Seniors

18

19

20 Chicken Finger Sandwiches w/French Fries

21 Lasagna with Garlic Bread

22 Cold Plate w/ Meats, Cheeses & Hard Boiled Egg

23

Happy

Thanksgiving

CLOSED

24

CLOSED

25

26 27 Southwestern

Pot Pie

*Award Winning*

28 Ham & Cheese Casserole

29 Bratwurst w/ German Potato Salad

30 Reuben with Potato Chips & a Pickle

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The Golden Age Center will

gladly accept the following donations:

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Bingo prizes for our Social Support Group for

individuals with dementia

Birthday Drawing:

Each month, we will have a drawing for two lunch tickets at the Golden Age

Center. If your birthday falls during the current month, each day you participate in

the lunch program, you may fill out a slip and put it in the Birthday Drawing.

The winner will be drawn the last day of the month. Barb Nowakowski is the lucky

winner for the month of September!

Coffee for the Month of November has been graciously donated by our friends at Elderwood at Grand Island and Elderwood at Wheatfield .

Thank you to for your generosity & continued support of the Golden Age Center!

A warm welcome to all our new members of the Golden Age Center:

Nancy Tebo Ronald Tebo Florence Prawel Gary Loncar Ruth Loncar Stuart Short Leslie Madigan Daniel Tattenbaum

A HUGE THANK YOU TO...

Everyone who stopped by and supported

our Fall Open House & Holiday Happenings!

Your incredible support made our event a HUGE success!

Don’t forget to go out and VOTE on Tuesday, November 7th 2017

Your vote is important, and remember, every vote counts!